Mary Joe Fernández defeated Mary Pierce in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 WTA German Open.
Steffi Graf was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Amanda Coetzer.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.